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by Ravi Karumanchiri
16 Jan 2010 06:42
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Renewable Sources of Energy
Replies: 332
Views: 137633

Re: Renewable Sources of Energy

The India Solar Market: How Big and How Soon? Shayle Kann 01 14 10 In India, solar project and policy announcements are piling up, but predicting market growth can be tricky. Depending on who you talk to, India will either be the next major solar market or it will never get off the ground. The unde...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
16 Jan 2010 06:35
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Renewable Sources of Energy
Replies: 332
Views: 137633

Re: Renewable Sources of Energy

India on the Solar & Climate Change Move Written by Zachary Shahan Published on January 14th, 2010 India has been a bit of a wild card on climate change and clean tech issues. Like China (but not to the same extent), India made the Copenhagen climate negotiations more of a challenge, reluctant ...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
15 Jan 2010 07:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Curious Case of Daood Gilani alias David Headley & co
Replies: 2267
Views: 352807

Re: The Curious Case of Daood Gilani alias David Headley & co

Canadian charged in Mumbai attacks Tahawwur Rana indicted in U.S. for helping to carry out 2008 urban bombings that killed more than 160 Indians Bill Curry Ottawa — Globe and Mail Update Published on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 6:10PM EST Last updated on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 6:39PM EST Pakistani-Can...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
14 Jan 2010 20:46
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Renewable Sources of Energy
Replies: 332
Views: 137633

Re: Renewable Sources of Energy

Iceland offers clean energy technology to India By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 14/01/2010 8:18 AM NEW DELHI - Iceland's president offered Thursday to give India clean energy technology to help it move away from its dependence on coal and oil to generate electricity. President Olafur R. Grimsson also invi...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
12 Jan 2010 08:06
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Renewable Sources of Energy
Replies: 332
Views: 137633

Re: Renewable Sources of Energy

$400 Million MOU Signed by Canasia Power in Mumbai During Ontario Clean Tech Mission TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 22, 2009) - Canasia Power Corp., a Canadian, Toronto-based power project developer, participated in the recent "Clean Tech Mission to India" led by the Ontario Premier...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
07 Jan 2010 13:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Replies: 1092
Views: 247258

Re: India-Canada: News and Discussion

I don’t think anyone is expecting India to be magnanimous, exactly, but I’m quite sure that many NATO members and the Afghan people, would rather have India step-up when NATO members step-out, rather than watch Pakistan step-in and stomp all over Afghanistan again. Pretty much everyone can see that ...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
07 Jan 2010 12:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Replies: 1092
Views: 247258

Re: India-Canada: News and Discussion

From a local news website for 'Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada'................... Success after NATO's Afghanistan exit largely depends on India; Regional superpower has invested in Afghanistan reconstruction and trade, but that has raised long-held tensions with Pakistan Wednesday, January 6th, ...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
04 Jan 2010 12:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Replies: 1092
Views: 247258

Re: India-Canada: News and Discussion

Hello All, IN BRIEF: 1. No, we are not discussing “how much better Canada is than India”. 2. While it would be nice to discuss “the mutually beneficial steps taken by both countries”, inasmuch as this is retrospective, it must be considered as ‘feel good’ rather than truly constructive (and I for on...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
04 Jan 2010 00:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Replies: 1092
Views: 247258

Re: India-Canada: News and Discussion

Hello VijayKumarSinha, I too am very pleased that this thread is up and running. One of my main hopes for it was that it would serve as a focal point to address the kind of disinformation that you referenced above. This is why I will promptly post links to online articles that refer to Indian intere...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
03 Jan 2010 20:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Replies: 1092
Views: 247258

Re: India-Canada: News and Discussion

Dear pgbhat and Rahul M, sirs, I agree with you that it is not for anyone else to question the domestic military deployments of any nation’s armed forces, and that the instance noted above is wrong-headed in the extreme. Such 'thinking' would seem to be “typical idiotic western nonsense”. This viewp...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
03 Jan 2010 14:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Replies: 1092
Views: 247258

Re: India-Canada: News and Discussion

Please see also........ CANADA - INDIA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION Joint Call for Proposals for Partnership Development Activities Under the Canada -India Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation, the two governments have agreed to foster joint activities aimed at generati...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
03 Jan 2010 14:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Replies: 1092
Views: 247258

Re: India-Canada: News and Discussion

While digging-up the above information, I found some additional points that may be of interest to readers of this thread. Some selected items from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canada was home to 69 of the 2000 corporations in the 2008 Forbes Global 2000 compilation of the world's la...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
03 Jan 2010 13:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Replies: 1092
Views: 247258

Re: India-Canada: News and Discussion

What's going on with India-Canada trade? TOP 10 CANADIAN EXPORTS TO INDIA BY SECTOR http://www.synerlux.com/For_BRF/CDNexportsIndia.jpg Source: http://www.edc.ca/countryinfo/countryinformation.aspx?sLang=e&target=India NOTE: I tried to find comparable data from the Indian end, but ran into some ...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
03 Jan 2010 11:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Canada, Mexico and South America: News and Discussion
Replies: 1092
Views: 247258

Re: India-Canada: News and Discussion

Hello Everyone -- I am very pleased that you are following this thread. Since it is brand new, I thought it would be helpful if I included some statistics, facts and figures. http://www.synerlux.com/For_BRF/geninfo1.jpg http://www.synerlux.com/For_BRF/geninfo2.jpg http://www.synerlux.com/For_BRF/gen...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
01 Jan 2010 06:09
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: The Trash Thread in the Trash Can (Use 4545 to Merge Posts)
Replies: 1207
Views: 231808

Re: BR Main Site Feedback

Hello All, Speaking as a Canadian, born and living here almost my entire life, I would like to second VijayKumarSinha’s motion for a separate thread on ‘India-Canada News and Discussion’. However, I have my own rationale for this request. (NOTE: If you are either in agreement or indifferent, please ...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
29 Dec 2009 22:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence
Replies: 76
Views: 29891

Re: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence

X Posted ---- Indian Space Program Discussion // ABM/Missile Defense Discussion // Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence ---- Hope it’s not OT. Hello everyone, I would like to draw your attention to a radio programme that will be broadcast on tonight’s/today’s ‘Coast to Coast AM’ show. The guest is ...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
29 Dec 2009 21:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion
Replies: 1942
Views: 586789

Re: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion

X Posted ---- Indian Space Program Discussion // ABM/Missile Defense Discussion // Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence ---- Hope it’s not OT. Hello everyone, I would like to draw your attention to a radio programme that will be broadcast on tonight’s/today’s ‘Coast to Coast AM’ show. The guest is ...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
29 Dec 2009 21:58
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Space Program Discussion
Replies: 3966
Views: 981228

Re: Indian Space Program Discussion

X Posted - Indian Space Program Discussion // ABM/Missile Defense Discussion // Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence - Hope it’s not OT. Hello everyone, I would like to draw your attention to a radio programme that will be broadcast on tonight’s/today’s ‘Coast to Coast AM’ show. The guest is Willia...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
09 Dec 2009 12:55
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: A Nation on the March
Replies: 897
Views: 386403

Re: A Nation on the March

Video of a very good speach delivered by Shashi Tharoor at the recent TED Conference http://www.ted.com/talks/shashi_tharoor.html About this Speach India is fast becoming a superpower, says Shashi Tharoor -- not just through trade and politics, but through "soft" power, its ability to shar...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
07 Dec 2009 12:10
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Renewable Sources of Energy
Replies: 332
Views: 137633

Re: Renewable Sources of Energy

Dear brihaspati, It saddens me to hear how you were discouraged from pursuing your idea at BITM. It is a shame you did not go in for that engineering or physics career you were considering – the world may have been a better place, by now, than it otherwise is today. (1) I am not an expert qualified ...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
04 Dec 2009 12:02
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence
Replies: 76
Views: 29891

Re: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence

There is one more thing I’d like to add to the previous post in this forum. It concerns another reason why I am interested in ‘beam weapons’. IN BRIEF, the number of military technologies that have been converted to benefit civilians in peacetime is staggering (and far too numerous to list). As one...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
04 Dec 2009 11:31
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Renewable Sources of Energy
Replies: 332
Views: 137633

Re: Renewable Sources of Energy

Hello BRF members interested in renewable energy, Please allow me to call your attention to the enormous potential of “Space Based Solar Power” , which is already being discussed in the establishment corridors of America and India, among many other nations. Please follow this link for an article ent...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
02 Dec 2009 22:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence
Replies: 76
Views: 29891

Re: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence

OT here, not required, begging your indulgence…….. Dear smadhavan, Kindly note that I have declared that I am not an expert, and that I am sometimes; confused, ignorant, naïve, mistaken and wrong. Recognize also that I am on BRF to share what little I (think I) know (which is “spotty”), and to learn...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
01 Dec 2009 08:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence
Replies: 76
Views: 29891

Re: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence

Hello enqyoob – Please don’t be sorry that “suction doesn’t work” – I was never married to the idea, I only offered it up for the sake of discussion, and I appreciate your helping me to better understand these issues. You’ve made some very good points that seem quite correct (to me), but as I’ve war...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
28 Nov 2009 10:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence
Replies: 76
Views: 29891

Re: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence

Dear enqyoob – There can be no doubt that you have grossly over-estimated my “obvious expertise on supersonic flight and ballistic trajectories at high altitude”. I honestly don’t know if I should be flattered and laugh out loud, or if I should let my suspicious mind wonder how firmly your tongue is...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
26 Nov 2009 22:12
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence
Replies: 76
Views: 29891

Re: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence

Dear enqyoob, Thank you very much for your last post in this forum. You seem to have given it some thought. I must however, respectfully differ with your assessment. For starters, it doesn’t seem to me that this kind of a system would “depend on creating a fast-moving ‘brick wall’ in the path of the...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
26 Nov 2009 12:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 26/11/2008: Never Forget. Never Forgive
Replies: 757
Views: 495816

Re: 26/11/2008: Never Forget. Never Forgive

I watched the American PBS documentary on the Mumbai attacks this evening -- heartbreaking and gut wrenching -- what a travesty! Eventually, you will probably be able to watch the whole documentary online (which is normal on PBS), but for now, there is just this preview........... http://www.pbs.org...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
26 Nov 2009 09:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence
Replies: 76
Views: 29891

Re: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence

Further suggested reading ( not from some arcane Russian website, but the FAS itself)…………… http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/program/europe/weu_93/weu_atbm04932_russia_org.htm Excerpted third-to-last paragraph…….. “Joint testing of plasma weapons may become the first practical co-operation effort. As ...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
26 Nov 2009 04:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence
Replies: 76
Views: 29891

Re: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence

Required reading for anyone interested in this topic......

http://warfare.ru/?linkid=2545&catid=329

IMVHO, only after following this link, can one consider if the title of this forum might incorrectly presuppose the current situation.

PS: Kudos to raghava - you do indeed read me correctly.
by Ravi Karumanchiri
26 Nov 2009 01:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence
Replies: 76
Views: 29891

Re: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence

Johann et al. – Please forgive me but I must disappoint you. If you absolutely insist on knowing what I (think I) know, you can re-read my comments within the broader context in which they were written, being sure to include the news of the day. Suffice to say: all is not what it seems – in strategi...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
25 Nov 2009 09:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence
Replies: 76
Views: 29891

Re: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence

Gentlemen, I think you misunderstand me. I am not worried about getting in trouble with BRF admins, nor am I worried about being “shut down” on here. This present post is my fifth, so it’s not like I’ve invested heavily in BRF. Moreover, I fully understand that this is a forum for open information s...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
25 Nov 2009 03:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence
Replies: 76
Views: 29891

Re: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence

Woops! :-? I just figured-out that I may have written far too much in my previous post. I am very, very sorry! :cry: I wouldn’t have written what I did, if I knew at the time what I (think I) know now. :oops: I would just like to add, for the record, that I am not a spy and that there is no one feed...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
23 Nov 2009 13:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence
Replies: 76
Views: 29891

Re: Beam Weapons and Future of Deterrence

Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) comprise a number of different technologies, each with specific applications and limitations, and there is some confusion about them and what they may or may not be well suited for. You may find that I am confused also, so this is not to suggest that I am an expert. The...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
29 Oct 2009 05:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
Replies: 4246
Views: 1226057

Re: Discussion on Indian Special Forces

If I may offer my entirely uninformed opinion re: this gentleman's beard... I was under the impression that everyone stationned on a war ship must also do double-duty as a fire fighter, in case of fire; and that this necessitates the wearing of an oxygen mask -- that will not fit snuggly over a bear...
by Ravi Karumanchiri
25 Oct 2009 04:49
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: BR Forums Feedback
Replies: 1566
Views: 352019

Re: BR Forums Feedback

Hello BRF Members and Readers. Allow me to introduce myself. I am a 'newbie' and this is my very first post on BRF. It is a humble suggestions for the benefit of people like me, and others who may not be entirely clued-in with all of the acronyms (particularly the novel or regional ones). Would it b...